Tuesday, January 21, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 21, 2020

Jan 21, 2020

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2020 Ford Super Duty First Drive Review | Big truck, bigger numbers

The numbers make you shake your head. Possibly laugh. They definitely get your attention. The 2020 Ford F-Series Super Duty, be it the F-250 or F-350, can be optioned with a revised version of the 6.7-liter PowerStroke V8 diesel engine that now produ…

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Paul Walker collection pulls in more than $2.3M at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

No fewer than 21 two- and four-wheeled vehicles from the personal collection of the late "Fast & Furious" franchise star Paul Walker crossed the auction block at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale last week, bringing in more than $2.3 million combined, l…

Top 5 most expensive cars at the 2020 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction

Hundreds of vehicles saw their few seconds in the auction spotlight over the past week at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, and we have a short list of the top five most expensive to sell.

Ferris Bueller Ferrari 250 GT California replica sells for $396,000

Amazon pledges 10,000 electric delivery rickshaws starting this year

Amazon CEO and mega-billionaire Jeff Bezos took a trip to India this past week in order to attend a small-business conference and meet with several small-business owners, among other corporate errands. During his time, Bezos announced that Amazon pla…


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Volvo vows to give away cars if there's a safety during the Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is this Sunday, February 2, 2020, and that only means one thing for those not impressed by absurd feats of athleticism: The ads are coming. Volvo is the first to kick things off before the big game with the announcement of Safety Sunda…

Unrestored, 21k-mile 1971 Datsun 240Z looks showroom fresh

This jaw-dropping 1971 Datsun 240Z has just rolled onto the proverbial block at Bring a Trailer , and it's hard to imagine that it won't end up setting a record price for a first-generation Z. First of all, we have to take a moment to appreciate the …

Tesla rebuffs NHTSA, says it has no unintended acceleration problem

Tesla said on Monday there was no unintended acceleration in its vehicles, as it responded to a petition to a U.S. safety regulator to investigate and recall around 500,000 of the company's electric cars over the alleged defect. On Friday, the Natio…

Tesla city car sketched for a recruitment ad in China

When Tesla announced the opening of a Chinese R&D and design center earlier this month, the company also put out advertisements on its official WeChat account to recruit designers. The posters for recruiting car designers featured illustrations o…

VW's ID.4 electric crossover will debut at the New York Auto Show in April

The Volkswagen ID.3 may have kicked off the brand's global electrification offensive, but it's the ID.4 that will initially carry the banner here in the United States. We've already seen the swoopy crossover in spy shots in what looks to be close-to-…